California HIV/AIDS Research Program Advisory Council

The role of the Advisory Council is to advise the University of California on the mission, goals and objectives, policies and priorities of the California HIV/AIDS Research Program.

Specifically, the Advisory Council:

  • recommends resource allocation across priorities
  • recommends program directions
  • advises on the peer review process
  • assesses the relevance of meritorious grants and recommends grants to be funded
  • evaluates the progress of selected research award programs

Advisory Council recommendations have significant impact on scientists and community members in California. Council members are intended to be a mix of experts and critical perspectives representing scientific areas and communities concerned with HIV/AIDS research. This collective perspective is essential for the development of a well-balanced program and initiatives that will best serve to advance science in HIV/AIDS.

Advisory Council Members - 2014

CHAIR
Otoniel Martinez-Maza, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles

VICE CHAIR
David M. Smith, M.D., M.A.S.
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Diego

Lars Berglund, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
School of Medicine
University of California, Davis

Xochitl M. Castaneda, Ph.D.
Director
Health Initiative of the Americas
University of California, Berkeley

Terry L. Cunningham, M.A.O.M.
Retired

Karen Mark, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief
State Office of AIDS
California Department of Public Health

Marsha A. Martin, D.S.W.
Program Director
Office of the Mayor
Oakland, CA

Diane Rittenhouse, M.D., M.P.H
Associate Professor
Family & Community Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Joseph Romeo, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biology
San Francisco State University

David M. Smith, M.D., M.A.S.
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California,
San Diego

Lance Toma, L.C.S.W.
Executive Director
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
San Francisco, CA

Gail E. Wyatt, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
University of California, Los Angeles

Richard Zaldivar
Executive Director
The Wall/Las Memorias
Los Angeles, CA